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National Public Data Relaunches Despite 2.9 Billion SSNs Breach – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/national-public-data-relaunches-despite-2-9-billion-ssns-breach-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #NationalPublicData #CyberSecurityNews #JericoPictures #cybersecurity #DataBreach #DataBroker #Hackread #security #privacy #Brazil #Leaks #USDoD #NPD
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National Public Data Relaunches Despite 2.9 Billion SSNs Breach – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/national-public-data-relaunches-despite-2-9-billion-ssns-breach-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #NationalPublicData #CyberSecurityNews #JericoPictures #cybersecurity #DataBreach #DataBroker #Hackread #security #privacy #Brazil #Leaks #USDoD #NPD
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National Public Data Relaunches Despite 2.9 Billion SSNs Breach https://hackread.com/national-public-data-relaunch-despite-ssns-breach/ #NationalPublicData #JericoPictures #Cybersecurity #databreach #DataBroker #Security #Privacy #Brazil #LEAKS #USDoD #NPD
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National Public Data Relaunches Despite 2.9 Billion SSNs Breach https://hackread.com/national-public-data-relaunch-despite-ssns-breach/ #NationalPublicData #JericoPictures #Cybersecurity #databreach #DataBroker #Security #Privacy #Brazil #LEAKS #USDoD #NPD
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National Public Data returns after massive Social Security Number leak https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/national-public-data-returns-after-massive-social-security-number-leak #personalinformation #nationalpublicdata #databroker #Privacy #News
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National Public Data returns after massive Social Security Number leak https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/national-public-data-returns-after-massive-social-security-number-leak #personalinformation #nationalpublicdata #databroker #Privacy #News
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PSA. Get yourself removed from this stinking pile of garbage.
#NationalPublicData #privacy #leakers #NPD
https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
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PSA. Get yourself removed from this stinking pile of garbage.
#NationalPublicData #privacy #leakers #NPD
https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
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PCMag: Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out. “The site shut down in December amid a wave of lawsuits against parent company Jericho Pictures after a breach exposed an estimated 272 million unique SSNs and 600 million phone numbers. Since then, the site has been relatively dormant. But today, we spotted the nationalpublicdata.com domain springing back […]
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Heads up, folks:
Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.htmlI had opted out previously after their humongous #databreach last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.
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Heads up, folks:
Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.htmlI had opted out previously after their humongous #databreach last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.
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Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse? https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2024/12/data-breaches-in-2024-could-it-get-any-worse #nationalpublicdata #ChangeHelathcare #databreaches #ticketmaster #AT&T #Privacy #Dell
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Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse? https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2024/12/data-breaches-in-2024-could-it-get-any-worse #nationalpublicdata #ChangeHelathcare #databreaches #ticketmaster #AT&T #Privacy #Dell
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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach – Source: krebsonsecurity.com https://ciso2ciso.com/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach-source-krebsonsecurity-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #NationalPublicData #CyberSecurityNews #ALittleSunshine #KrebsonSecurity #KrebsOnSecurity #NeerDoWellNews #DataBreaches #EquationCorp #CrowdStrike #RaidForums #InfraGard #Hackread #Intel471 #Tecmundo #TVGlobo #NetSec #USDoD #fbi
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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach – Source: krebsonsecurity.com https://ciso2ciso.com/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach-source-krebsonsecurity-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #NationalPublicData #CyberSecurityNews #ALittleSunshine #KrebsonSecurity #KrebsOnSecurity #NeerDoWellNews #DataBreaches #EquationCorp #CrowdStrike #RaidForums #InfraGard #Hackread #Intel471 #Tecmundo #TVGlobo #NetSec #USDoD #fbi
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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach/
#NationalPublicData #Ne'er-Do-WellNews #ALittleSunshine #DataBreaches #EquationCorp #CrowdStrike #RaidForums #InfraGard #Hackread #Intel471 #Tecmundo #TVGlobo #NetSec #USDoD #fbi
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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach/
#NationalPublicData #Ne'er-Do-WellNews #ALittleSunshine #DataBreaches #EquationCorp #CrowdStrike #RaidForums #InfraGard #Hackread #Intel471 #Tecmundo #TVGlobo #NetSec #USDoD #fbi
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Headline: National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
Snippet: A Florida data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information in a data breach earlier this year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company faces a wave of litigation.
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Headline: National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
Snippet: A Florida data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information in a data breach earlier this year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company faces a wave of litigation.
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Every so often, I'll discover that one of my blog posts has gone somewhat viral, and then I have people calling me and emailing me to ask me -- or demand -- that I remove their data from my database or that I add them to the class action lawsuit a post may have reported on.
So following my post on opting out of National Public Data, I now I have some people sending me their personal information and telling me to remove all their data from my database because they want to opt out.
No, folks -- you need to send that to National Public Data. Not to the news blog that reported on it....
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Every so often, I'll discover that one of my blog posts has gone somewhat viral, and then I have people calling me and emailing me to ask me -- or demand -- that I remove their data from my database or that I add them to the class action lawsuit a post may have reported on.
So following my post on opting out of National Public Data, I now I have some people sending me their personal information and telling me to remove all their data from my database because they want to opt out.
No, folks -- you need to send that to National Public Data. Not to the news blog that reported on it....
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So even though I am not in a state that National Public Data recognizes as having a right to OPT-OUT, I sent an OPT-OUT demand to them this morning because the information they had on me that got leaked was a mix of accurate and inaccurate info.
To my surprise, they responded within hours. In their email they wrote, in part:
"We have removed the entire database from our system. We may be required to retain certain records to comply with legal obligations; we will retain your request and our response for our records. Please note that while we are unable to edit or remove third-party data about you, including in public records, we will not sell your personal information through our services."
I hadn't seen anything on their website statement/notice about them removing the database from their system.
Interesting....
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So even though I am not in a state that National Public Data recognizes as having a right to OPT-OUT, I sent an OPT-OUT demand to them this morning because the information they had on me that got leaked was a mix of accurate and inaccurate info.
To my surprise, they responded within hours. In their email they wrote, in part:
"We have removed the entire database from our system. We may be required to retain certain records to comply with legal obligations; we will retain your request and our response for our records. Please note that while we are unable to edit or remove third-party data about you, including in public records, we will not sell your personal information through our services."
I hadn't seen anything on their website statement/notice about them removing the database from their system.
Interesting....
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A week in security (August 19 – August 25) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/a-week-in-security-august-19-august-25 #nationalpublicdata #GeneralMotors #livestream #Toyota #Slack #News
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A week in security (August 19 – August 25) https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/a-week-in-security-august-19-august-25 #nationalpublicdata #GeneralMotors #livestream #Toyota #Slack #News
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You Should Be Angry Over the Lack of Federal Privacy Reform
Data breaches and leaks have grown so large, entire countries have now started getting hit. Yet, privacy reform continues to be elusive.
https://www.freezenet.ca/you-should-be-angry-over-the-lack-of-federal-privacy-reform/
#News #Privacy #Security #BillC27 #breach #Canada #hack #NationalPublicData #PrivacyReform #SIN #SSN #US
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You Should Be Angry Over the Lack of Federal Privacy Reform
Data breaches and leaks have grown so large, entire countries have now started getting hit. Yet, privacy reform continues to be elusive.
https://www.freezenet.ca/you-should-be-angry-over-the-lack-of-federal-privacy-reform/
#News #Privacy #Security #BillC27 #breach #Canada #hack #NationalPublicData #PrivacyReform #SIN #SSN #US
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National Public Data leaked passwords online https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/national-public-data-leaked-passwords-online #socialsecuritynumbers #nationalpublicdata #Privacy #scraped #News #SSN
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National Public Data leaked passwords online https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/national-public-data-leaked-passwords-online #socialsecuritynumbers #nationalpublicdata #Privacy #scraped #News #SSN
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CW: NPD breach
So there's a page you can type your name and zip code into and it'll say if you were in the #NationalPublicData breach. In some cases you may need to use old zip codes if for example you're checking for other people and don't know their social security number. A few people I know are on here, so I recommend checking and freezing your credit if you are.
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CW: NPD breach
So there's a page you can type your name and zip code into and it'll say if you were in the #NationalPublicData breach. In some cases you may need to use old zip codes if for example you're checking for other people and don't know their social security number. A few people I know are on here, so I recommend checking and freezing your credit if you are.
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Major 'National Public Data' Leak Worse Than Expected With Passwords Stored in Plain Text - MacRumors
#Idiots #NationalPublicData #Hack #ShittyCompanies
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Major 'National Public Data' Leak Worse Than Expected With Passwords Stored in Plain Text - MacRumors
#Idiots #NationalPublicData #Hack #ShittyCompanies
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Headline: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Snippet: Following last week’s story on the breadth of the NPD breach, a reader alerted KrebsOnSecurity that a sister NPD property — the background search service recordscheck.net — was hosting an archive that included the usernames and password for the site’s administrator.
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/
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Headline: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Snippet: Following last week’s story on the breadth of the NPD breach, a reader alerted KrebsOnSecurity that a sister NPD property — the background search service recordscheck.net — was hosting an archive that included the usernames and password for the site’s administrator.
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/
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National Public #Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
Looks like #NPD has finally come out and confirmed that at least some of the data leaked came from their systems. They don’t provide much information though.
You’d think they’d be a little more forthcoming, given the situation. But that’s obviously asking for too much.
Reminder: even if your email is found in this breach, it doesn’t necessarily mean your SSN was leaked. A portion of the data is also inaccurate (wrong SSNs to the wrong people, for example) and many people have repeated rows (which may hold inaccurate information.) The data allegedly also includes information of deceased individuals. The data also includes UK and Canadian citizens.
The 2.9 billion records cited in the major news outlets does NOT mean 2.9 billion unique records. There are not 2.9 billion SSNs.
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National Public #Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
Looks like #NPD has finally come out and confirmed that at least some of the data leaked came from their systems. They don’t provide much information though.
You’d think they’d be a little more forthcoming, given the situation. But that’s obviously asking for too much.
Reminder: even if your email is found in this breach, it doesn’t necessarily mean your SSN was leaked. A portion of the data is also inaccurate (wrong SSNs to the wrong people, for example) and many people have repeated rows (which may hold inaccurate information.) The data allegedly also includes information of deceased individuals. The data also includes UK and Canadian citizens.
The 2.9 billion records cited in the major news outlets does NOT mean 2.9 billion unique records. There are not 2.9 billion SSNs.
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National Public Data Says Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People https://www.securityweek.com/national-public-data-says-breach-impacts-1-3-million-people/ #NationalPublicData #DataBreaches #databreach #Featured #NPD
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National Public Data Says Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People https://www.securityweek.com/national-public-data-says-breach-impacts-1-3-million-people/ #NationalPublicData #DataBreaches #databreach #Featured #NPD
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#NationalPublicData confirms massive data breach included #SocialSecurityNumbers
Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data #breach. #Security firm Pentester.com tool tells you if your data is involved.
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#NationalPublicData confirms massive data breach included #SocialSecurityNumbers
Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data #breach. #Security firm Pentester.com tool tells you if your data is involved.
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After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida #DataBroker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves
Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, more all out there
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/16/national_public_data_theft/
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After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida #DataBroker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves
Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, more all out there
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/16/national_public_data_theft/
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World's Biggest Data Breach?: Personal Information of 2.9 Billion Exposed in National Public Data Hack—How It Happened
Analyzing the massive data breach plus tips on what to do if you are affected or want to prevent your data from being exposed in future data breaches
"In this case, National Public Data scraped non-public sources for personally identifiable information (PII) of billions of people, many of whom did not willingly provide their data."
#DataBreach #NationalPublicData #NPDHack #Hack #Hackers #MassiveHack #DataHack #CyberSecurity #News #GlobalNews #Tech #Technology #TechnoogyNews #OnlineSecurity #CyberCrime #CyberAwareness #ManiaTech #ManiaAfrica
https://mania.africa/worlds-biggest-data-breach-personal-information-of-2-9-billion-exposed/
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Hackers may have leaked the #SocialSecurity Numbers (#SSN) of every #American
A dump of 2.7 billion records includes names, aliases and known physical addresses.
The data, which is unencrypted, is believed to have been obtained from a #databroker called #NationalPublicData.
On August 6th, a #threatactor known as "#Fenice" leaked the most complete version of the stolen National Public Data data for free on the #Breached hacking forum.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/ -
Hackers may have leaked the #SocialSecurity Numbers (#SSN) of every #American
A dump of 2.7 billion records includes names, aliases and known physical addresses.
The data, which is unencrypted, is believed to have been obtained from a #databroker called #NationalPublicData.
On August 6th, a #threatactor known as "#Fenice" leaked the most complete version of the stolen National Public Data data for free on the #Breached hacking forum.
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The NPD breach is unreal. It's maybe the most dangerous data breach ever. This is because:
1. It impacts billions of people
2. It's a doxing hope chest
3. ID theft nightmareApparently freezing your credit files is a great way to protect yourself. Here's a guide on doing that:
#NPD #DataBreach #NationalPublicData #Safety #Privacy #IdentityTheft #Doxing
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The NPD breach is unreal. It's maybe the most dangerous data breach ever. This is because:
1. It impacts billions of people
2. It's a doxing hope chest
3. ID theft nightmareApparently freezing your credit files is a great way to protect yourself. Here's a guide on doing that:
#NPD #DataBreach #NationalPublicData #Safety #Privacy #IdentityTheft #Doxing
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‼️ Some important context and clarifications about the “Massive data leak” headlines going around:
https://www.troyhunt.com/inside-the-3-billion-people-national-public-data-breach/✏️ This has gotten a ton of boosts so I think it's important to highlight nuanced expert analysis of the situation instead of the original headline below.
Thanks @paco
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“Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada” — @9to5Mac
🔗 https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/massive-data-leak-national-public-data/
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‼️ Some important context and clarifications about the “Massive data leak” headlines going around:
https://www.troyhunt.com/inside-the-3-billion-people-national-public-data-breach/✏️ This has gotten a ton of boosts so I think it's important to highlight nuanced expert analysis of the situation instead of the original headline below.
Thanks @paco
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“Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada” — @9to5Mac
🔗 https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/massive-data-leak-national-public-data/